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Psalms 12:1-5 GW . . . For the choir director; on the sheminith; a psalm by David. Help, O LORD   ( ). No godly person is left. Faithful people have vanished from among Adam's descendants! (2) All people speak foolishly. They speak with flattering lips. They say one thing but mean another. (3) May the LORD  ( ) cut off every flattering lip and every bragging tongue (4) that has said, "We will overcome with our tongues. With lips such as ours, who can be our master?" (5) "Because oppressed people are robbed and needy people groan, I will now arise," says the LORD  ( ). "I will provide safety for those who long for it."

Psalms 12:1-5 LITV . . . To the chief musician, on eight. A Psalm of David. Help, O Jehovah  ( ), for the godly ceases to be; for the faithful fail from among the sons of men. (2) They speak vanity, each man with his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak. (3) Jehovah  ( ) shall cut off all with flattering lips and the tongue that speaks great things; (4) who say, We shall be strong by our tongue; our lips are our own; who is lord over us? (5) For the pain of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, I will now rise up, says Jehovah  ( ); I will set in safety; he pants for it.

Psalms 12:1-5 GNB . . . Help us, LORD  ( )! There is not a good person left; honest people can no longer be found. (2) All of them lie to one another; they deceive each other with flattery. (3) Silence those flattering tongues, O LORD  ( )! Close those boastful mouths that say, (4) "With our words we get what we want. We will say what we wish, and no one can stop us." (5) "But now I will come," says the LORD  ( ), "because the needy are oppressed and the persecuted groan in pain. I will give them the security they long for."

Psalms 12:1-5 ESV . . . To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Save, O LORD  ( ), for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man. (2) Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak. (3) May the LORD  ( ) cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts, (4) those who say, "With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; who is master over us?" (5) "Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise," says the LORD  ( ); "I will place him in the safety for which he longs."

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible

Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society

CEV - Contemporary English Version

Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

ESV - English Standard Version

GNB - Good News Bible

GW - God's Word Bible

ISV - International Standard Version

KJV - 1769 King James Version

KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611

LitNT - Literal New Testament

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version

Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament

MWT - Modern World Translation

NWT - New World Translation

RV - Revised Version

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament

Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible

YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation

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